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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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diversification of mammals
early primates
early whales (archaeocetes)
expansion of angiosperms
formation of the first grasslands
warm global climates
extinction of some archaic mammals
appearance of early forms of many modern mammal families
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gptkbp:climate
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generally warm and humid
cooling trend toward the end
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gptkbp:continent
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opening of the North Atlantic Ocean
separation of Australia from Antarctica
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gptkbp:dividedInto
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gptkb:Bartonian
gptkb:Lutetian
gptkb:Priabonian
gptkb:Ypresian
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gptkbp:duration
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about 22.1 million years
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gptkbp:endDate
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about 33.9 million years ago
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gptkbp:etymology
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from Greek 'eos' (dawn) and 'kainos' (new)
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Oligocene_Epoch
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Eocene Epoch
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Isle_of_Wight,_England
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gptkbp:marineLife
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diversification of early whales
expansion of bony fish
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:Charles_Lyell
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:Fayum_Depression
gptkb:Messel_Pit
gptkb:London_Clay
gptkb:Green_River_Formation
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Paleogene_Period
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Paleocene_Epoch
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:International_Commission_on_Stratigraphy
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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gptkb:Azolla_event
gptkb:Grande_Coupure
gptkb:Paleocene–Eocene_Thermal_Maximum
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gptkbp:startDate
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about 56 million years ago
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gptkbp:terrestrialLife
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early bats
early elephants (proboscideans)
early horses (e.g., Eohippus)
early rodents
early carnivorous mammals
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Florissant_Fossil_Beds_National_Monument
gptkb:Paleogene_Period
gptkb:Paleocene_Epoch
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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